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Sexually transmitted diseases


  • Gonorrhoea
  • Non-Gonococcal urethritis(NGU)
  • Syphilis
  • Congenital syphilis (Prenatal syphilis)
  • Acquired syphilis
  • Chancroid
  • Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
  • Granuloma inguinale

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